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Piretta: June 2007
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Monday, June 25, 2007. On Saturday we had Alexandra's farwell event. Alexndra is a Swiss trainee who will return soon to her ountry (on a photo in the middle). The event started in the morning with a Swiss activity: ambrust! It remainds me that my farwell is coming soon. Posted by piretta @ 9:05 AM. Sunday, June 17, 2007. View to my loved home town:Sao Paulo at 5 pm in May. Posted by piretta @ 2:04 PM. Wednesday, June 13, 2007. I cannot agree more with this writer! Posted by piretta @ 1:09 PM.
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Piretta: January 2007
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Monday, January 08, 2007. A Road trip in Brazil: From São Paulo up to Salvador, from 20th of December to 2nd of January. It has been nearly a week now while I’ve been back to SP, back at work, missing the sun and beaches and my dear friend Mari-Liis with whom we made this trip. 1st stop: Rio de Janeiro. A capital of Esperito Santo State: we had an incredible reception by some AIESEC members who showed us the best of their city. Thank you Larissa and Gabriel for this! 3rd stop: Porto Seguro. A capital of ...
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Piretta: September 2006
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Wednesday, September 27, 2006. I had a short but really quality time with them. Made a surprise and cooked Brazilian food and they just loved it! I even managed to visit my close relatives J. FRIENDS: It was sooo nice to see them! Having lunch, drinking 5 o’clock tea, chatting while breakfast, partying a bit, catching up with things in their lives, making caipirinhas: those are great moments to remember. With some of them I`ll meet already soon;. Oh yes- THERE ARE. Some late arrivals are ok, hopefully.
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The Peep Show: Cancun, Mexico
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I started my month-long trip from Cancun, Mexico. Arrival went smoothly. The immigration lines were huge, the advertising on the airport walls had spelling errors. After I had bought my bus ticket to town, I noticed that it said " Niños. Children) and the ticket price mentioned was 2x less than what I paid. So that's how they're making some extra pocket money. The bus driver let me on board with it, so he was in on it too. I didn't mind. We're all in this together. I feel really happy in the tropics....
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Piretta: April 2007
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Thursday, April 26, 2007. National Festival of the Aborigine in Bertioga. If you have not been impressed by Brazilian culture before, then this event will blow your mind! Can you imagine, the BIGGEST ABORIGINAL CULTURAL EVENT IN THE WORLD! An amazing place for getting deeper into Brazilian culture! The next festival is in April 2008:). Posted by piretta @ 1:28 PM. Thursday, April 19, 2007. 1 month in Mexico. Although I might not share all experience, cause there are too much to share. Dalal, Jorge, Maria...
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Piretta: December 2006
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Tuesday, December 19, 2006. Today is my last day in an office before Christmas holidays. After 3 hours I'll be already in a bus heading to Rio:). I was working hard during the last week, but partying even harder. Mari-Liis was here and we discovered SP. Mostly during night, after working hours, but sometimes day time as well: we had Sat and Sunday for this. And I can once again ASSURE you: SP has lots of things to discover! And happily the SUMMER is finally in SP! Its hot butr still better than raining!
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The Peep Show: October 2008
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I've been in Austin now for over a month. Life has slowly taken a "normal" route. Highlights of the past 30 days:. I have a home now - when visiting me here in Austin you can stay at my place. Property rental system is totally different from any country I've been to or heard of. Here if you want to rent a place you have to fill in an application and pay a fee(! I am integrating into the local culture. I watched all the presidential debates (in Austin strong majority supports Obama). I attended a ...Which...
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The Peep Show: December 2008
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The Real Christmas is What You Grew Up With. I've spent 3 Christmas's in the last 4 years abroad - away from home. And not a single one of them felt like "real Christmas" (especially when its like 25 outside! All the elements were there - food, presents, Christmas tree, music, good people. But still. So I guess nothing can be an equally good substitute to a Christmas that you grew up with. We have this emotional stamp in the brain, formed in the childhood when Christmas was so very exciting. It's Friday ...
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The Peep Show: May 2008
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For those who don't get the point: the picture on the left is a famous picture from the Soviet era (and says "no" in Russian). On the right is the new president of Russia, Medvedjev. Cultural differences or just bad taste? The most popular beer in the US is light beer. Bud light, Miller light, Keystone light, whatever. I am surprised by this to say the least. US has their own quality beer too, I've had plenty. But for some reason it's not popular. Or "this book has plastic pages! Budweiser light even say...
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The Peep Show: November 2008
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I love my life. The other day here in Hawaii we were looking for a restaurant to get some food, and we stumbled upon a really great one which happened to be packed. What the hell, we wondered. Then we realized: it was lunch time (on Monday). When you live your life as you please then you start to forget about these things - that people follow a certain routine. The local beer is amazing. The local coffee is great - I'm learning a lot about the world famous Kona coffee (and drinking a lot too). We...Hawai...
